Adolescent Self-Disclosure and Loneliness: Private Self-Consciousness and Parental Influences

Using structural equation techniques, we tested a theoretical model designed to describe the causal relations existing among loneliness, self-disclosure to peers and parents, and specific antecedent variables. Participants were 350 high-school students who answered questions concerning themselves and their interpersonal relationships. Results generally indicated a good fit between the theoretical model and the observed relations. In addition to replicating the findings of previous studies concerning the relation between self-disclosure and loneliness, results also indicated an indirect relation between private self-consciousness and loneliness via peer self-disclosure; that is, high private self-conscious adolescents\u27 greater willingness to self-disclose to peers resulted in their feeling less lonely. Results are discussed in terms of current theory in related fields

What drives consumers towards shared luxury services?:A comparison of sequential versus simultaneous sharing

This study extends the nascent literature on luxury services and shared luxury by delving into how consumers are drawn to shared luxury services (SLS). Through a multigroup analysis on survey data from 803 consumers, we investigate whether diverse motivations affect consumers’ attitude and purchase intentions towards two different types of SLS reflecting different levels of sharing, namely simultaneous (i.e., when they are consumed in the presence of others – high sharing) and sequential (i.e., when they are consumed successively, without the concurrent presence of others – low sharing). Hedonism and environmental consciousness emerge as the main drivers of consumers’ attitudes towards both forms of SLS. Additionally, perceived privacy risk, need for uniqueness and bandwagon effect appear to drive consumers’ attitude towards simultaneous luxury. Overall, our findings advance knowledge vis-à-vis the changing nature of luxury services by highlighting the role of sharing level in shaping consumers’ attitudes towards sharing economy offerings

Living and Learning With New Media: Summary of Findings From the Digital Youth Project

Summarizes findings from a three-year study of how new media have been integrated into youth behaviors and have changed the dynamics of media literacy, learning, and authoritative knowledge. Outlines implications for educators, parents, and policy makers

The social web and archaeology's restructuring: impact, exploitation, disciplinary change

From blogs to crowdfunding, YouTube to LinkedIn, online photo-sharing sites to open-source community-based software projects, the social web has been a meaningful player in the development of archaeological practice for two decades now. Yet despite its myriad applications, it is still often appreciated as little more than a tool for communication, rather than a paradigm-shifting system that also shapes the questions we ask in our research, the nature and spread of our data, and the state of skill and expertise in the profession. We see this failure to critically engage with its dimensions as one of the most profound challenges confronting archaeology today. The social web is bound up in relations of power, control, freedom, labour and exploitation, with consequences that portend real instability for the cultural sector and for social welfare overall. Only a handful of archaeologists, however, are seriously debating these matters, which suggests the discipline is setting itself up to be swept away by our unreflective investment in the cognitive capitalist enterprise that marks much current web-based work. Here we review the state of play of the archaeological social web, and reflect on various conscientious activities aimed both at challenging practitioners’ current online interactions, and at otherwise situating the discipline as a more informed innovator with the social web’s possibilities

Does a Smile Open All Doors? Understanding the Impact of Appearance Disclosure on Accommodation Sharing Platforms

Online photographs govern an individual’s choices across a variety of contexts. In sharing arrangements, facial appearance has been shown to affect the desire to collaborate, interest to explore a listing, and even willingness to pay for a stay. Because of the ubiquity of online images and their influence on social attitudes, it seems crucial to be able to control these aspects. The present study examines the effect of different photographic self-disclosures on the provider’s perceptions and willingness to accept a potential co-sharer. The findings from our experiment in the accommodation-sharing context suggest social attraction mediates the effect of photographic self-disclosures on willingness to host. Implications of the results for IS research and practitioners are discussed

The connection of parental education with child's prosocial behavior

The connection of socioeconomic status (SES) and the development of children’s prosocial behavior has been researched with contradictory results. The connections of maternal and paternal education with children’s prosocial behavior have remained obscure, especially the role of fathers has rarely been studied directly. A correlative field experiment was conducted with double-blind conditions to explore the sharing behavior of under school aged children (N = 74). Furthermore, children’s prosocial behavior was measured with teacher- and parent rated assessments. Results demonstrated that paternal education was significantly connected with children’s evaluated prosocial behavior with a moderate to high practical significance (d = .05, .07), but not with their sharing behavior. Maternal education had no connection with children’s prosociality. The significance of fathers’ contribution in children’s prosocial development warrants further investigation.Korrelatiivisessa tutkimuksessa tarkasteltiin 3-6 -vuotiaiden päiväkotilasten (N = 74) prososiaalista käyttäytymistä ja sen yhteyttä isien ja äitien koulutustaustaan. Lasten jakamiskäyttäytymistä mitattiin kaksoissokkokokeella, jossa lapset pelasivat diktaattoripeliä jakaen tarroja itselleen sekä itselleen vieraalle lapselle ilman, että kukaan näki lapsen tekemää päätöstä. Lisäksi lasten prososiaalista käytöstä tutkittiin vanhempien ja varhaiskasvatuksen opettajien täyttämillä kyselylomakkeilla. Sekä vanhemmat että opettajat arvioivat korkeasti koulutettujen isien lasten käytöksen prososiaalisemmaksi kuin matalammin koulutettujen isien lasten käytöksen. Äitien koulutustaustalla ei todettu tutkimuksessa olevan yhteyttä lasten prososiaalisuuteen. Jakamiskäyttäytymisessä ei havaittu tilastollisesti merkitsevää yhteyttä kummankaan vanhemman koulutuksen kanssa. Tulokset viittaavat siihen, että isien kouluttautumisella on positiivinen yhteys siihen, miten prososiaaliselta heidän lastensa käytös vaikuttaa. Tulos tuo kiinnostavaa näkökulmaa lasten sosiaalisten taitojen kehityksen ymmärtämiseen, mahdollisten sosiaalisia taitoja kehittävien interventioiden suunnitteluun sekä koulutuspoliittisiin ratkaisuihin

Impact of Gamification on Consumers’ Online Impulse Purchase: The Mediating Effect of Affect Reaction and Social Interaction

Drawing upon the stimulus-organism-response (S-O-R)framework, this study developeda theoretical model to examine the impact mechanismof two gamification features on individuals’ impulse purchase in the context of Double Eleven. An empirical survey was conducted and 716 valid questionnaires were collected from consumers using Taobao and Tmall platforms in China.Structural equation modelling method was used to examine the research model. The empirical results suggestedthat rewards giving and badges upgradinggamification features werepositivelyassociated with perceived enjoyment and social interaction reactions, which in turn hadstrong influenceson consumers’ impulse purchase. This study providesnew insights in understandingonline impulsive buyingbehaviorsby incorporatingthe mechanism of gamificationin the new research context of Double Eleven

Prosocial Norms as a Positive Youth Development Construct: A Conceptual Review

Prosocial norms like reciprocity, social responsibility, altruism, and volunteerism are ethical standards and beliefs that youth development programs often want to promote. This paper reviews evolutionary, social-cognitive, and developmental theories of prosocial development and analyzes how young people learn and adopt prosocial norms. The paper showed that very few current theories explicitly address the issue of how prosocial norms, in form of feelings of moral obligations, may be challenged by a norm of self-interest and social circumstances when prosocial acts are needed. It is necessary to develop theories which put prosocial norms as a central construct, and a new social cognitive theory of norm activation has the potential to help us understand how prosocial norms may be applied. This paper also highlights how little we know about young people perceiving and receiving prosocial norms and how influential of school policies and peer influence on the prosocial development. Lastly, while training of interpersonal competence (e.g., empathy, moral reasoning, etc.) was commonly used in the youth development, their effectiveness was not systematically evaluated. It will also be interesting to examine how computer and information technology or video games may be used in e-learning of prosocial norms